Duckens Moïse Nazon (born 7 April 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

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. Born in France, he plays for the Haiti national team.

Early life

Nazon was born in

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, in the southern suburbs of Paris, to Haitian parents. He acquired

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on 15 October 1996, through the collective effect of his mother's

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Club career

After going through the youth system at

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, Nazon joined

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's reserve team in 2013. Later that year, he joined French fourth-tier side

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. After brief stints at

Olympique Saint-Quentin Olympique Saint-Quentinois (OSQ) is a French association football club based in Saint-Quentin, Picardy, in northern France. Founded in 1920, they are currently competing in the Championnat National 3 following relegation from Championnat National ...

and

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, he joined

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in the

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in September 2016. Three months later, on 13 January 2017, he signed a six-month deal with

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side

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, becoming part of their under-23 team. On 4 August 2017, he went out on loan to League Two side

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Coventry, West Midlands. The club plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club is nicknamed The Sky Blues after the sky blue colou ...

until January 2018. He made his English league debut for the club the following day as a substitute in a 3–0 win against

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. On 8 August 2017 he scored his first goal in English football, scoring in the Sky Blues' 3–1 League Cup defeat to

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. He scored 8 goals in 24 appearances in all competitions in his six-month loan spell. The club later gained promotion to League One via the play-offs. Nazon was then loaned out to League One side

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until the end of the season. He scored six goals in 16 appearances for the club as they saw relegation to League Two. On 14 June 2018, Nazon joined

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club

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on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. In January 2019, Nazon joined

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side St Mirren on loan until the end of the season. On 26 July 2021, Nazon joined

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side Quevilly-Rouen on a free transfer.

International career

Nazon earned his first cap for the Haiti national team on 5 March 2014 against

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(draw 0–0). In the 2015 Gold Cup, Nazon scored the only two goals for Haiti in the

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, helping his team get second place and advancing to the

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. On 10 September 2018, in a competitive game against

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, he scored five goals, a record for Haiti.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nazon goal.''

References

External links

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Duckens Nazon profile
at FHF {{DEFAULTSORT:Nazon, Duckens 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Châtenay-Malabry French sportspeople of Haitian descent Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine Naturalized citizens of France Haitian men's footballers French men's footballers Men's association football forwards Haiti men's international footballers 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Copa América Centenario players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Indian Super League players English Football League players Belgian Pro League players Scottish Professional Football League players Olympique Saint-Quentin players Stade Lavallois players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Kerala Blasters FC players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Sint-Truidense V.V. players St Mirren F.C. players PFC CSKA Sofia players Kayserispor footballers Süper Lig players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Haitian expatriate men's footballers Haitian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India Haitian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Haitian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Haitian sportsmen